The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-01-05
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Tho Defeat OF smails In South Carolina De
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Tho Defeat OF smails In South Carolina De-.
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we hoped South Carolina was 10 have
political peace, and that tho advertising
shs will have in tho future would be
favorable and for her good. But tho homo
Ia destroyed by the unnecessary victory
won for us in the Seventh or ''bIsck" dis.
trict. 2s'a.. s@3%IN
We doubt II there has eyer been a
more unwae or absurd proceeding than
the fight against smalls, aud the methods
used in making 1t. The Democratic party
81 the country hos gained one member Of
the House OF Representatives 10 assist nj
tbs organization. ue Ia part Of a ANAL
majority, but his vote Is no. needed to
make q majority, and cannot make two.
thirds vote. He is q gentleman OF pood
sense and unstained character, but mo-.
body claims for him that no bas guch re-.
markabfe ability that bis presence on Inc
floor oil the House will add more than his
own unnecessary vote to the strength Of
his party. The Stats did not need a
Democratic representative from the black
diatrict. Six Of her Geyen representatives
aud both her senators are Democray.
Against this lack OF useful resulia in the
defeat OF Smalls there Is an eudlesa train
Of bad resultn. The Republican newspa.
pers and politicians are given a strong
case, and they will make the most OF It,
They will charge that We carved tho State
into districts on curious lines, and by di.
yiding counties to throw the colored vote
into one district, cnd, no. contsuted with
that, have gone into that district and
stolen the one Representative. They will
not only charge 1t, but they will prove it.
Our side may, and doubtless will, prove
that tho COUNTY boards ACTED within the
law in throwing out many boxes and hun.
dreds Of votes for Irregularities. Blu. the
TACT will stand out bold aud unuues.ioned
that smal,s has been defeated by the Off.
cial negligence OF Democratic ot,icials. mn.
pointed by Democratic authority. The
inference that the negligence wss IRE.
arranged plot to deprive the majority OF
its weight will be TOO plain and clear for
! resistance. The State will DO put before
the co;s:."tI'v, as being party to plain, do.
liberats and wantoa irauG. ~
We do not Lelipye the Democratic party
Of the country will accept tho reapousi-
bility for this election, and wa knaw it
ought not 10 dc It. The facts and figures
will be brought out and put before the
world, and II the Democratic in Congress
give Colonel Elliott the seat they will be
held before the world rs aiding and abet-
ting crime and receiving it's results.
From what has been printed in Democratic
newspapers regarding tho olectian lii the
Seventh district, the Democrats could not
afford TO enutsln the result "a declared If
Colonel Elliott's vote made their majority
in tho Houss. The chances are nine to
one that South Carolina will not only be-
abused and denounced by the Rspubli.
cans, but that this piece Of work will be
rerudiated BY our party in the country,
snd We will haye ti,e stigma aged on as
by tho combined voice Of foes and fiionds
The harm ID not only In the future. This
election destroys the work Of years. We
have claimed parsistertiy that all doubt
lul methods We have used in elections,
were juati5hle as bsing necessary for sell
PRESERVATION, 10 defend our families and
property f;om barbGrism and corruption.
That claim is just and true, and on it We
have won liberation and sympathy. Nov
our eDemies--and &c have plenty OF them
will point to- this election 90 evidence
TINT we have been lying, and viii cite Its
wantonness to prove that we have been
inspired by greed Of power and the deter.
animation to deprive the negro Of political
Yighte. s. y M.
The effect on the material prosperity Of
the State, in repelltug immigrants and
capital must be bad, The effect on the
people OF tbs State must be bad. It is
useless to preach honesty and integrity,
while the leading and most trusted men
81 !hs State, publicly use and sanction
aueh rethets 50 hsYe been used to count
out Smalls. So -t3i5i'ii-
"lt's an i'll bird that fouls lts own nest"
Our nest has bson iouled without reason
or excuse. We wish to avoid our share
Of the fouling as far as possible by
procaiming as publicly as we can that we
condemn the proceedings in the black die.
.rics, aad hold 70 sympstAy with them or
those connected with them. They are too
much like Republican methods to be
sRro :able to us. 5, 80
There 10 no more complete rascal than
Robert smale. Theirs ere few better gentle
men tbsn Colonel William Elliott. But
the use Of tlagrant untairness to defeat the
choice OF the colored Republicans in the
one congressional district allotted to them
is contrary to the honorsble traditions
and principles OF our people and party, a
miserable political blunder and moral
wrong.
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